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I have a black belt in chutzpah. I was born with it. Some people, like some of the women I know, have a black belt in spending. They were born with that. But what they gave me was a black belt in chutzpah.
Charlie Munger
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Charlie Munger
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: January 1
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